Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk vs Long-tailed Weasel

Accipiter castanilius compared with Mustela frenata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk	Long-tailed Weasel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Accipiter	Mustela
Species	Accipiter castanilius	Mustela frenata

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk and Long-tailed Weasel share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk

LC — Least Concern

Long-tailed Weasel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk	Long-tailed Weasel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

Long-tailed Weasel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, United States, and Venezuela.

Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk

The Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk (Accipiter castanilius) is a species in the genus Accipiter. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.